June 8, 2021
THE LOCAL BUZZ
Your one-stop newsletter on all things tech in San Diego.

Fueled by:
Did someone forward this to you? Subscribe by clicking on the button below:
BLOOMBITES
San Diego’s ecosystem continues to reap the benefits of growing companies. We will have three new public biotechs soon - Ambryx, Codex DNA, and eFFECTOR. The first two filing for IPOs and the latter going public through a SPAC. Driving to new liquidity is great for the region, especially in returning capital and getting public company experience for our talent. Congrats teams!

We are also gearing up to discuss and celebrate our region’s cybersecurity prowess. Join us at next week’s virtual Cybersecurity Night. The panel is 🔥. We will be hosting small topic-based discussion rooms for you to join as well. We’re excited to create a new way of networking in the San Diego tech community. See you on June 15!

Fast Five Tech Stories of the Week:

  • First Gen Scholars, Charbon Plus, and Hexagon Laser announced as top three winners of Connect All at the Jacobs Center pitch winners
  • Results look promising of Dexcom’s next generation diabetes glucose monitor tech
  • Cubic partners with CVEDIA for enhanced AI of intersection vision tracking software
  • CEOs of the Year announced by SD Business Journal, including tech execs at Trust & Will, NuVasive, BlueNalu, Concert Health, Flock Freight, Seismic, and more
  • Open San Diego launches to offer aid to local governments using tech innovation

Cheers,

P.S. Ready for the Tacos and Tech Vizer Challenge? Join our month-long challenge in donating meals to a local charities every day you put in a sweat! Tacos to the winners, leaderboard in podcast show notes.

Follow @FreshBrewedTech on Twitter for daily SD tech news.
TACOS & TECH PODCAST

Zeb Evans is the Co-Founder and CEO of ClickUp, a productivity platform designed to replace all other workplace applications.
JOBS SPOTLIGHT
During the current shift in the world of work, many San Diego companies are still hiring. This live job board by SD Life Changing, StartupSD, and Connect shows open roles. Companies can add their roles if they are hiring, too.
Senior Marketing Manager

Lead Corporate Account Manager Thermo Fisher Scientific

Director of Product Marketing Classy.org

DevOps Manager

VP of Product

Senior Software Engineer
VP Communications

Sales Director

Senior Brand Designer

Marketing Coordinator

Data Scientist

Game Design Intern
Thank you to our partners at Tragic Media.
Click below to learn how they can support your web and software development needs.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Enjoy these events from the comfort and safety of your own home.
The Hub Happy Hour Social Event
San Diego Tech Hub

Empower Your Mobile Workforce with Desktop as a Service
Cox Business CloudStreams

North County Innovators Event: Creating an Effective Company Culture
Innovate 78
Pride Tech Summit 
General Assembly San Diego

Cybersecurity Night
Fresh Brewed Tech Live
 
San Diego Business Week 2021
 
California Female Founders
General Assembly San Diego
ORIGINAL BREW
Our team of local writers gives a fresh look inside the San Diego tech ecosystem past and present.
When Jaida Day moved from Los Angeles to La Jolla to attend UC San Diego in 2019, she discovered a lack of hair and skin products for Black students near the La Jolla campus. So, she came up with a solution, founding her own company, Black Beauty Near You.
RECENT FUNDINGS
CMX (ComplianceMetrix), quality management software, $50M Series A with Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital 

Blooma, digital real estate underwriting, $15M Series A with Canapi Ventures and Nyca Partners

Plant Power, vegan fast food restaurant, $7.5M Series A with Eat Beyond Global, Hela Capital 

Luna PCB, transforms health data into health breakthroughs, $3.8M Venture Round, ARCH Venture Partners, Illumina Ventures

Ando Money, carbon-reducing banking, $2.9M
AQUISTIONS
Ecwid by Lightspeed HQ for $500M
SD BASED INVESTORS IN THE NEWS
SeedFolio and TCA invested in Houston-based Allotrope Medical Series A
TACO TO YOU LATER

Have a tip or want to share your favorite local taco?
Feel free to tell us about it: techos@freshbrewedtech.com